Danish National Symphony Orchestra Season 2022-23

2022 2023 SEASON

2

DEAR AUDIENCE Welcome to a new season in which the Danish National Symphony Orchestra has powerful natural forces, musical treasures and new international tendencies on offer in DR Koncerthuset.

Nature and culture are often regarded as each other’s opposites. And when we settle comfortably in a fine concert hall, it may seem that untamed nature is far away. But if we open our senses wide, dive down into the music and see what words and narratives are linked to the major classical works, there can be no doubt: symphonic music is closely connected to the strongest forces in nature. Throughout the new season with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra there will be plenty of opportunity to experience how nature pervades music.

From the major work that opens the season and takes place in a dark nighttime forest to roaring waves and the exuberant growth of springtime.

And from gleaming sunrises to the sound of luxuriant landscapes and distant galaxies.

There is also great force, energy and wildness in the music of our great Danish writer of symphonies Carl Nielsen, to whom we pay tribute in a series of concerts that will make all DR Koncerthuset teem with life and music for a fortnight during spring 2023. And the concerts by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra will not only resound in DR Koncerthuset but also make their way far beyond Denmark’s borders. Its concerts reach a worldwide audience – from classical TV channels to

YouTube and EBU broadcasts all year round.

And when the Danish National Symphony Orchestra plays Nielsen, its colossal reserve of energy means that our new recordings for Deutsche Grammophon help to place our national composer in a strong international context. And one of the important assignments of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s activities is precisely this: to bring both new and earlier Danish music out into the world and introduce the strongest international tendencies to Denmark. The language of music is universal and, just like nature, we can experience it together across cultural borders.

We notice it in the orchestra when we work closely with major guest artists from the whole world. We notice it when time stands still and the surging force of music takes over. And, most of all, we notice it in the close contact we feel with you in the audience.

We look forward to welcoming you to a new season.

Welcome Kim Bohr

02

Season 2022-23

03

106 x focus

18

90 Years of the Danish National Concert Choir

20

The Classical Music Quiz – behind the camera

22

Welcome to DR Koncerthuset

24

Contact us If you have any questions, you are welcome to call the DR Koncerthuset customer service centre.

You can find our opening hours at drkoncerthuset.dk/kundecenter or by phoning us on phone: +45 35 20 62 62.

You can also contact us by mail: drkoncerthuset@dr.dk

Be seeing you in DR Koncerthuset!

Read more about the season at drsymfoniorkestret.dk

Kim Bohr, Head of DR Koncerthuset, Living Music and DR P2

Front page photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull, Kim M. Leland, Annika Byrde/Scanpix-Ritzau

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull

CONTENTS

SEASON

2022 2023 Luisi & Gurre-Lieder

Thursday 1 September 2022, 19.30 Saturday 3 September 2022, 14.00 DKK 210, 335, 470, 585, 710, 785 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Concert Choir Orphei Drängar Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloists: Rachel Willis-Sørensen, soprano Issachah Savage, tenor, Catriona Morison, mezzo-soprano, Michael Schade, tenor, David Steffens, baritone Thomas Quasthoff, narrator Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra opens the season with Schönberg’s huge late-Romantic work Gurre-Lieder – one of the most overwhelming concert experiences imaginable. More than 300 participants are gathered on stage for the imposing and spell-binding music about King Valdemar, who, after his death, was forced to ride around restlessly at night. A performance of Gurre-Lieder is the ultimate challenge: three choirs, five solo singers and a double-sized symphony orchestra all take part, so the work can only be housed in really large concert halls – and with all sails set. Schönberg could not make do with less when present-

ing the magical narrative of the forces that govern man and the nature which both surrounds us and is part of us.

The texts of Gurre-Lieder were written by J.P. Jacobsen, the world-famous Danish author and they tell of the love between King Valdemar and his beloved Tove. After his (hendes?) death, Valdemar rides around as a ghost figure in the woods near Gurre until he is released each morning by the holy sunrise. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra has not performed Gurre-Lieder for more than 25 years – do not miss this event, conducted by Chief Conductor Fabio Luisi!

3

4

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER Stanislav Kochanovsky

Line Tjørnhøj og Per Nørgård

Thursday 25 August 2022, 19.30 DKK 160, 240, 340, 440, 490, 540 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antony Hermus Soloists: Gert Mortensen, Gert Sorensen, percussion Line Tjørnhøj: ØR – For percussion duo and orchestra (first performance) Per Nørgård: Bach to the Future – For percussion duo and orchestra Per Nørgård: Symphony no. 8 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to the great Danish writer of symphonies Per Nørgård by performing his joyous Symphony no. 8 and the percussion concerto Bach to the Future, which is a dazzling display of playful pyrotechnics with J.S. Bach’s well-known piano preludes. Line Tjørnhøj’s new percussion work ØR continues the musical journey along the trail of Nørgård’s fascinating world.

Kochanovsky & Rachmaninov

Thursday 8 September 2022, 19.30 Friday 9 September 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky Soloist: Nikolai Lugansky, piano Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 1 Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question Elgar: Enigma Variations Stanislav Kochanovsky, one of the new great Russian conductors, is back at DR Koncerthuset with Rachmaninov’s sumptuous music. In the second half of the concert, Elgar reveals his innermost world to us in the much-loved Enigma Variations – and Charles Ives asks the universe about the meaning of our lives.

Nikolai Lugansky

Photo: Anders Bigum, Tine Harden, Evgeny Evtyukhov, Marco Borggreve, Martin Bubandt, Agnete Schlichtkrull, Bartek Bartczyk, Jon Bonde Eriksen

Nørgård & Tjørnhøj

OCTOBER Thomas Søndergård

Søndergård & Sibelius Thursday 15 September 2022, 19.30 Friday 16 September 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Søndergård Soloist: Isabelle Faust, violin Rune Glerup: About Light and Lightness – Violin Concerto (first performance) Sibelius: Symphony no. 6 Sibelius: Symphony no. 7 Sibelius’ two last symphonies are serene masterpieces, where the music stands in a shimmering, poetic gleam. Light and a dreamy lightness are also the point of departure for the new violin concerto by Rune Glerup, which is given its first performance by the world star Isabelle Faust. The internationally famous Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård leads the work.

Dmitry Matvienko

Marta Gardolińska

Matvienko & Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 4

Gardolińska & Dvořák’s Symphony no. 7

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Dmitry Matvienko Soloist: Andrey Gugnin, piano Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Shostakovich: Symphony no. 4

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Marta Gardolińska Soloist: Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2 Dvořák: Symphony no. 7

The conductor Dmitry Matvienko won Malko Competition 2021 with his compelling musical daring. He now returns to the Danish National Symphony Orchestra – and it will be a large and dramatic occasion, with Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 4, demonic night music by Ravel and the Grammy-nominated composer Anna Clyne.

The French composer Lili Boulanger only lived to be 24 years old, but left behind a legacy of beautiful and personal music. On the conductor’s podium is Marta Gardolińska from Poland, one of the most dynamic young conductors in Europe, who present Boulanger’s evocative music along with well-known works by Dvořák and Rachmaninov.

Thursday 29 September 2022, 19.30 Friday 30 September 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

Thursday 6 October 2022, 19.30 Saturday 8 October 2022, 14.00 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

“I am really excited to experience our Malko winner Dmitry Matvienko’s return to the orchestra. I think that Shostakovich is exactly the right repertoire for Matvienko!”

Johannes Søe Hansen, 1st concertmaster

5

6

OCTOBER Fabio Luisi

Luisi, Abrahamsen & Schumann Thursday 13 October 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloist: Stefan Dohr, horn R. Strauss: Don Juan Hans Abrahamsen: Horn Concerto (Danish first performance) Schumann: Symphony no. 2 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra opens the floodgates for Richard Strauss’ gripping portrait of the seducer Don Juan, while Schumann celebrates the joy of life in his Symphony no. 2.

For the first time in Denmark, one can hear Hans Abrahamsen’s horn concerto, a new masterpiece by the famous Danish composer, who this year is turning 70.

Daniele Rustioni

Hasan & The Wooden Prince

Rustioni & Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 8

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Kerem Hasan Soloist: Denis Kozhukhin, piano Kodály: Dances of Galanta Liszt: Totentanz – for piano and orchestra Anna Thorvaldsdóttir: Metacosmos (Danish first performance) Bartók: The Wooden Prince, suite

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Daniele Rustioni Soloist: Francesco Piemontesi, piano Gubaidulina: Reflections on the theme B-A-C-H Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 Shostakovich: Symphony no. 8

Thursday 27 October 2022, 19.30 Friday 28 October 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

Thursday 3 November 2022, 19.30 Friday 4 November 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

Strong sound colours, pulsating rhythms and deep natural forces. Bartók and Kodály transform folk music into symphonic fireworks and Liszt invites you to a diabolical dance in the breath-taking piano concerto Totentanz. The sound of volcanoes and deep resonances from the inner earth feature in the work Metacosmos by the sensational Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdóttir.

Heaven and earth meet in Mozart’s contrastive Piano Concerto no. 20 and in Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 8 from 1943. The great symphony from the Second World War is one of Shostakovich’s most gripping works – an unforgettable tale of holding on to human dignity at any cost.

“When we play Shostakovich in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, we are not afraid to let rip and play violently and brutally.

We have gained a special relation to the symphonies because we have played them under a several great conductors who have provided us with a historical dramatic framework to the music” Nicola Carrara, 2nd solo tympanist

MALKO ACADEMY FOR YOUNG CONDUCTORS • Opens on 2 September 2022 • Home base: DR Koncerthuset • Six international students, aged 18-25 • Supported by Fondation Caris

TO CONDUCT IS TO MOTIVATE

Photo: Kim M. Leland, Marco Borrelli, Søren Krabbe, Per Morten Abrahamsen.

For further information: malkoacademy.dk

Fabio Luisi is not only chief conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. He is also a mainstay of DR’s new international school of conducting, where he dreams of offering the younger generation some of the opportunities he himself would have liked to have had as a young conductor.

There is a lot to think about when one is to conduct a symphony orchestra. Apart from knowing the music like the back of one’s hand, one must be able to lead 100 musicians or so, each of whom has a personal interpretation of the music. The chief conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi, knows all about this, and therefore he has become a key figure in DR Koncerthuset’s new Malko Academy for Young Conductors, which is to open in 2022.

‘It is absolutely crucial for the future of classical music that we gain a new generation of proficient young conductors who can carry the music further,’ Fabio Luisi says. ‘When I was young, I really had to struggle to get proper teaching and the opportunity to test my abilities in front of a real orchestra. So I feel a truly great responsibility for forming and raising a new generation.’ Although the curriculum of DR’s new school of conducting is full of such traditional subjects as ear training, piano playing and musical theory, it is, according to Fabio Luisi, the human and social qualities that ultimately define a good conductor: ‘It requires a considerable degree of personal maturity to be a conductor. One is not just to decide and dictate, but to communicate and interact with the musicians. A good conductor is not there to be centre stage, but to convince and motivate others to give their utmost. That is actually the most important thing I want to teach the students at the new school of conducting.’

7

8

NOVEMBER Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Louisa Schwab, cellist

Saraste & Mahler’s Symphony no. 9

Blomstedt & Schubert Thursday 17 November 2022, 19.30 Friday 18 November 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

Thursday 10 November 2022, 19.30 Saturday 12 november 2022, 14.00 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste Mahler: Symphony no. 9 Mahler’s Symphony no. 9 is his last great work.

The symphony reflects on the miracles and tribulations of life, while also pointing the way towards the light after death. It is not the music of farewell but a walk through life reflected with vast creative force by the musical genius Gustav Mahler, and conducted by the Finnish master conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt Schubert: Symphony no. 6 Berwald: Symphony no. 2, Sinfonie Capricieuse The legendary Herbert Blomstedt, who has conducted the Danish National Symphony Orchestra since the 1950s, visits DR Koncerthuset with music by two of his favourite composers.

Franz Schubert and the Swedish Romantic Franz Berwald have both created music with a heavenly balance, and this Blomstedt is a master of expressing in the concert hall.

“Mahler has created tremendous music, and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra did full justice to it, with eminent playing throughout – right from the tentative introduction to the final crashing chords.”

Kristeligt Dagblad 2021

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull, PR foto, Lengemann, Per Morten Abrahamsen, (LEES Foto, Agnete Schlichtkrull)

“I believe that Mahler’s Symphony no. 9 will be something quite special with Jukka-Pekka Saraste. He will create a magical atmosphere at the conclusion of the symphony in which both the audience and the musicians will be able to feel the whole concert hall quiver.”

Herbert Blomstedt

DECEMBER Ulla Miilmann

Luisi & Bruckner’s Symphony no. 9

Thursday 24 November 2022, 19.30 Friday 25 November 2022, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloist: Ulla Miilmann, flute Bechara El-Khoury: Nordic Dreams – Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (first performance) Bruckner: Symphony no. 9 The Danish National Symphony Orchestras 1st solo flautist Ulla Miilmann gives the first performance of a new flute concerto, one which displays a light, Nordic character, specially written for her by the French composer Bechara El-Khoury. Then Chief Conductor Fabio Luisi takes us into the world of the great Symphony no. 9

by Bruckner – music which ends where eternity begins.

Händel’s Messiah

Thursday 15 December 2022, 19.30 Saturday 17 December 2022, 14.00 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580 Concerto Copenhagen The Danish National Vocal Ensemble Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen Soloists: Joanne Lunn, soprano Alex Potter, counter-tenor, Benedikt Kristjansson, tenor, Stephan MacLeod, bass Handel: The Messiah Hallelujah! The Danish National Vocal Ensemble teams up with the Concerto Copenhagen Baroque orchestra at the most festive concert of the year when Händel’s Messiah rings out in DR Koncerthu-

set. With top-class soloists and under the incomparable conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen, this will be a Baroque concert at the highest level. Händel’s Messiah is the story of Jesus, his birth and triumphant victory over death. The magnificent arias and choral pieces of the work express the core of the Christian faith – and therefore also tell us why we celebrate Christmas. The work has long since become one of the best-loved Christmas musical traditions. The P2 Artist of the Year, Concerto Copenhagen, plays on period instruments and this enables the orchestra to bring out the uniquely clear timbres and dancing rhythms of the work. Together with the 22 sings of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, this results in a performance that is faithful to Händel’s style – plus the infectious temperament of the conductor, Lars Mortensen, which always makes the music spontaneous and alive.

New Year Gala

Friday 30 December 2022, 15.00 Friday 30 December 2022, 19.30 Saturday 31 December 2022, 15.30 DKK 1,100, 1,075, 985, 810, 650, 520 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra True to form, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra invites you to the traditional New Year Gala on the last days of the old year. The orchestra is in festive mood and will offer you classic New Year tunes, musical surprises and, not least, bubbles, canapés and ‘kransekage’ (almond sticks).

9

10

JANUARY Stanislav Kochanovsky

Dima Slobodeniouk

“I’m wild about Prokofiev and the Symphony no. 5 is my favourite work by him! Just the first few minutes and you are sold. The music is crazy in a fine way as well as great fun for the whole orchestra.”

Zachary Hatcher, Solo harpist

Kochanovsky & Le Sacre du printemps

Slobodeniouk & Prokofiev’s Symphony no. 5

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky Soloist: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin Debussy: Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune.

Bartók: Violin Concerto no. 1 Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk Soloist: Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Haydn: Symphony no. 22, The Philosopher Stravinsky: Violin Concerto Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5

Spontaneous, dramatic – and a huge personality: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, one of the world’s most original violinists, appears for the first time with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. The concert is crowned by Stravinsky’s hypnotic ballet Le sacre du printemps, conducted by the dynamic Kochanovsky from Russia.

‘I want to write about the strength of the free, happy individual’ – that is what Prokofiev said about his moving Symphony no. 5, which looks forward to a new age after the war. The Finnish-Russian conductor Dima Slobodeniouk also presents Stravinsky’s dancing, virtuoso violin concerto, with the world-famous Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloist.

Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Thursday 19 January 2023, 19.30 Friday 20 January 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

Frank Peter Zimmermann

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull, Marco Borggreve, Evgeny Evtyukhov, Irène Zandel-Hännssler, PR foto

Thursday 12 January 2023, 19.30 Friday 13 January 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

FEBRUARY Augustin Hadelich

Valcuha & Bartók

Thursday 26 January 2023, 19.30 Saturday 28 January 2023, 14.00 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Juraj Valcuha Soloist: Augustin Hadelich, violin Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no. 1 Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Experience two of the greatest musical masterpieces of the 20th century: Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is an impressive homage to life – and to the enormous expressive register of the orchestra. Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto no. 1 is one of his most personal and deep-felt works, which in the hands of Augustin Hadelich is absolutely sure to be a poignant experience.

Leonidas Kavakos

Martin Fröst

Kavakos & Brahms’ Symphony no. 1

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Mozart

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor and soloist: Leonidas Kavakos Soloist: Eva Steinaa, oboe J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin Haydn: Symphony no. 64, Tempora mutantur Brahms: Symphony no. 1

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Martin Fröst Soloist: Lucas Debargue, piano, Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 25 Mozart: Arias Mozart: Symphony no. 41

Thursday 2 February 2023, 19.30 Friday 3 February 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

The charismatic Leonidas Kavakos, winner of the Sonning Music Prize, is back in DR Koncerthuset – this evening both as conductor and solo violinist.

He and the solo oboist Evan Stenaa combine with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Bach’s double concerto for oboe and violin. And he also offers his personal interpretation of two fascinating symphonies by Haydn and Brahms.

Thursday 9 February 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

Guest performance from the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, with an exclusively Mozart programme, led by their chief conductor, the world-famous clarinettist Martin Fröst. The concert mixes arias, symphonies and a piano concerto in the same way as was done in Mozart’s time. A wonderfully balanced evening, with the French star pianist Lucas Debargue as soloist.

“The concert was like some exorbitant journey. Hans Abrahamsen really pushes the listener out towards inconceivable galaxes with no return. […] With its swelling oceanic challenges, this evening crowned the Danish National Symphony Orchestra as a true world orchestra.”

Weekendavisen, season opening 2021

11

12

FEBRUARY

MARCH Petr Popelka

Popelka & Strauss

Thursday 23 February 2023, 19.30 Friday 24 February 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Petr Popelka Soloist: Kirill Gerstein, piano Thomas Larcher: Piano Concerto (Scandinavian first performance) R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite Ravel: La Valse The whirling rhythm of the Viennese waltz is the thread running through these works by Ravel and Richard Strauss, developing it in its largest scale.

The evening’s soloist is the virtuoso pianist Kirill Gerstein, who, for the first time in Scandinavia, will play the new, sophisticated piano concerto by the Austrian composer Thomas Larcher.

Valentina Farcas

Julia Fischer

Luisi & Brahms’ Requiem

Mena & Schumann’s Symphony no. 4

Thursday 2 March 2023, 19.30 Friday 3 March 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

Thursday 23 March 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Concert Choir Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloists: Valentina Farcas, soprano Simon Keenlyside, baritone Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Juanjo Mena Soloist: Julia Fischer, violin Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture Brahms: Violin Concerto Schumann: Symphony no. 4

Brahms’ much-loved choral work Ein deutsches Requiem is like a warm musical embrace. The beauty of the music has been created as a consolation to all those in sorrow and anxiety. Chief Conductor Fabio Luisi unites the orchestra, solo singers and the Danish National Concert Choir in Brahms’ moving homage to life.

The German star violinist Julia Fischer returns to DR Koncerthuset as the soloist in Brahms’ immortal violin concerto. An evening of sheer masterpieces from German Romantic music under the baton of Juanjo Mena, who conducts Mendelssohn’s surging Hebrides Overture and Schumann’s dreamy Symphony no. 4.

“Luisi generates the loveliest, warmest orchestral sound – it feels as if he manages to get our orchestra to play together like a single instrument. In this season, I am especially looking forward to the concert with Bruckner’s Symphony no. 9, which has a special place in my heart.”

Stine Hasbirk, violist

Photo: Vojtek Brtnicky, Dario Acosta, Uwe Arens, Agnete Schlichtkrull, Per Morten Abrahamsen, Arkiv foto

NIELSEN NIELSEN NIELSEN!

Luisi & Nielsen’s 1st Symphony 20 April 2023, 19.30 Luisi & Nielsen’s 2nd Symphony 21 April 2023, 19.30 Luisi & Nielsen’s 3rd Symphony 22 April 2023, 14.00

20%

Luisi & Nielsen’s 4th Symphony 27 April 2023, 19.30 Luisi & Nielsen’s 5th Symphony 28 April 2023, 19.30 Luisi & Nielsen’s 6th Synphony 29 April 2023, 14.00

Buy tickets for all of the Luisi & Nielsen concert at a discount rate.For further information, go to drkoncerthuset.dk

LUISI & NIE LS E N 2023

/

Up close to Nielsen Energy. Humour. Vitality. Originality.

Experience all aspects of our great Danish composer and feel the energy and life force in his music when DR Koncerthuset opens its doors to two weeks of a wide-ranging musical tribute to Carl Nielsen in April 2023.

The focal point is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi, with no less than six concerts in which Luisi conducts all of Nielsen’s symphonies as well as a fine collection of his other symphonic works – from tone poems to solo concertos and his major works for choir and orchestra, which are only rarely performed in concert halls. ‘Nielsen and I are like young lovers.’ Fabio Luisi has remarked. ‘I continue to discover new facets of his music, and grow even fonder of him each time I get to know a new work.’ The special chemistry between Luisi, Nielsen and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra has led to international recognition and contract with the famous record company Deutsche Grammophon, box which will culminate in a special CD box on the occasion of the Carl Nielsen Festival. Look forward to two weeks during which DR Koncerthuset will hum with life and music in many forms.

Utterly in the distinctive, indomitable spirit of Carl Nielsen!

Two weeks with Nielsen Look forward to a host of concerts and events that bring you close to Carl Nielsen in both words and music.

Apart from the concerts with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, you can also experience Nielsen’s choral music with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and the Danish National Girls’ Choir, see young talents from all

over the world compete against each other in the Carl Nielsen Chamber Music Competition, meet the authors of a new book about Nielsen and watch a new international documentary film about the composer’s life.

For further information and tickets, go to drkoncerthuset.dk/nielsen2023

LUISI & NIE LS E N 2023

/

LUISI & NIE LS E N

13

14

APRIL Golda Schultz

Karl-Heinz Schütz

Luisi & Nielsen’s 1st Symphony

Luisi & Nielsen’s 2nd Symphony

Luisi & Nielsen’s 3rd Symphony

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Concert Choir The Danish National Children’s Choir Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloists: Clara Cecilie Thomsen, soprano Jacob Skov Andersen, tenor Jens Søndergaard, baritone Nielsen: Helios Overture Nielsen: Springtime in Funen Nielsen: Symphony no. 1

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Concert Choir The Danish National Junior Choir Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloists: Golda Schultz, soprano, and others Nielsen: A Fantasy Journey to the Faroe Islands Nielsen: Hymnus Amoris Nielsen: Symphony no. 2, The Four Temperaments

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloist: Karl-Heinz Schütz, flute Nielsen: Prelude to Saul and David Nielsen: Flute Concerto Nielsen: Symphony no. 3, Sinfonia espansiva

Thursday 20 April 2023, 19.30 DKK 160, 240, 340, 440, 490, 540

Friday 21 April 2023, 19.30 DKK 160, 240, 340, 440, 490, 540

A hymn to love! That is what Carl Nielsen’s cheerful early work Hymnus Amoris is, one that captures all the enchantment, jealousy and bliss of love. Fabio Luisi conducts two of the Danish national choirs, along with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and soloists. In Symphony no. 2 Carl Nielsen displays his grasp of the human mind, full of humour and keen observations.

At six concerts spread out over two weeks, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra with its chief conductor Fabio Luisi, will perform all of Carl Nielsen’s important choral and orchestral works.

A unique festival as well as a manifestation of Carl Nielsen’s calibre, beginning with his striking debut symphony and much-loved choral work Springtime in Funen.

Saturday 22 April 2023, 14.00 DKK 160, 240, 340, 440, 490, 540

Symphony no. 3 marked Carl Nielsen’s real breakthrough, and the ecstatic zest for life in Sinfonia espansiva is a captivating experience every single time. Karl-Heinz Schütz, solo flautist from the Vienna Philharmonic, is the soloist in the delightful flute concerto, which was also the finale work he performed as a young student when he won the international Carl Nielsen Competition.

“Fabio Luisi’s smooth, international Nielsen interpretation has an innate sense of drive.”

Politiken

LUISI & NIE LS E N 2023

/

LUISI & NIE LS E N 2023

/

Photo: Kim M. Leland, Dario Acosta, Armin Plankensteiner, Luzena Adams, Kuytai Shim, Agnete Schlichtkrull

Fabio Luisi

LUISI & NIE LS E N 2

Andreas Ottensamer

Bomsori Kim

Fabio Luisi

Luisi & Nielsen’s 4th Symphony

Luisi & Nielsens’s 5th Symphony

Luisi & Nielsen’s 6th Symphony

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloist: Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet Nielsen: Pan and Syrinx Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto Nielsen: Symphony no. 4, The Inextinguishable

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Soloist: Bomsori Kim, violin Nielsen: Violin Concerto Nielsen: Symphony no. 5

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Nielsen: Aladdin Suite Nielsen: Symphony no. 6, Sinfonia semplice

Thursday 27 April 2023, 19.30 DKK 160, 240, 340, 440, 490, 540

The dramatic side of Carl Nielsen explodes in his 4th Symphony, The Inextinguishable, where a duel between two tympanists underlines the struggle between light and dark. In the clarinet concerto, it is Carl Nielsen’s inner fiddler that takes us on a musical voyage of discovery towards new destinations. The soloist is the celebrated clarinettist Andreas Ottensamer, who has an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon.

Friday 28 April 2023, 19.30 DKK 160, 240, 340, 440, 490, 540

In Symphony no. 5, Carl Nielsen soars to cosmic heights when creating a completely new type of symphony about the human will to live and our demons – perhaps his most innovative work.

The Korean star violinist Bomsori Kim has taken over his unique violin concerto and made it her own, making her one of a new generation of international stars that are helping to spread an awareness of Nielsen’s music.

Saturday 29 April 2023, 14.00 DKK 160, 240, 340, 440, 490, 540

Carl Nielsen’s last symphony, no. 6, is humorous, down-to-earth and head-strong music which, with its many surprises, was to become a musical will full of good spirits and astonishment. The concert begins with Nielsen’s music for the tale of Aladdin, a sumptuous musical picture book with dances, processions and exotic moods, which the Danish National Symphony Orchestra is performing for the first time under Fabio Luisi.

“The Danish National Symphony Orchestra seems to have Nielsen’s distinctively pointed language in their veins, and Fabio Luisi spurs the ensemble to extravagant shows of passion.”

San Francisco Chronicle

023

/

LUISI & NIE LS E N 2023

/

LUISI & NIE LS E N 2023

/

LUISI & NIE L

15

16

MAY De la Parra & Ravel

Thursday 11 May 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580 The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Alondra de la Parra Soloists: Gert Sørensen, Jakob Weber, percussion Li-Ying Wu: Flamboyant – Double concerto for percussion and orchestra (First performance) Debussy: La Mer Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite no. 2 The popular Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra presents a completely new work for percussion and symphony orchestra. The music has been composed by Li-Ying Wu, born in Taiwan and a long-time resident in Denmark. At the centre are the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s two solo percussionists, Gert Sørensen and Jakob Weber, with their vast arrays of instruments. Two of the masterpieces of French music are also on the programme: Debussy’s dreamy orchestral piece La Mer describes the beautiful and power of the sea, lifting one up on great musical waves. And in Ravel’s ballet music Daphnis and Chloé one is caressed by some of the most beautiful orchestral sounds ever composed.

The conductor Alondra de la Parra is extremely popular with the musicians of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, ever since she conducted the orchestra for the first time during the previous season. She has an infectious energy when on stage and makes the classical music highly present and also gives intensity to the new works she is deeply involved in. It is never dull when Alondra de la Parra gives a concert!

Gert Sørensen, Li-Ying Wu & Jakob Weber

“Barbara Hannigan is an exceptional artist who has me on the edge of my seat.

She challenges and inspires us as musicians because she herself is completely focused and able to make perfect use of both our energy and her own when on stage.”

Soo-Jin Hong, 1st concertmaster

Photo: Oscar Turco, Agnete Schlichtkrull, Marco Borggreve

Alondra de la Parra

Barbara Hannigan

Explore the music Throughout the season you can follow the Danish National Symphony Orchestra on radio, TV and the orchestra’s digital platforms.

A guide to the season

Hannigan & Strauss

Would you like some good advice as to how to find your way around in the season – and which concerts are particularly good for beginners?

See Mathias Hammer’s personal tips and recommendations at drsymfoniorkestret.dk

Thursday 18 May 2023, 19.30 Friday 19 May 2023, 19.30 DKK 180, 290, 390, 490, 540, 580

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Barbara Hannigan Soloist: Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht Claude Vivier: Lonely Child R. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung The Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an unrivalled phenomenon in the musical world. For this concert she has put together a fascinating programme that includes works for strings by Strauss and Schönberg as well as two intense vocal pieces, all of which blend into a powerful whole about life and death. The soloist is the young soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou, who is part of Hannigan’s special Equilibrium Young Artists programme.

Share your experience Good concert experiences linger on in the body long after the music and applause dies away. Perhaps you would like to prolong the experience and share it with others who have heard the concert. On the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s social media you can always find new images and videos from the concerts, and you can also share your thought about the music and the artists.

Discover the music On DRTV and DR LYD you can always find concert recordings with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and explore the exciting broadcasts and podcasts about the music – whenever you feel like it.

17

18

106 x focus For every musician in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra a concert is the culmination of a long period of preparation, and the actual day of the concert in particular can be full of rituals and charging the batteries for the evening’s concert. Meet five musicians, who talk about their personal countdown to the concert.

I have to have a plan Kristine Vestergaard, 2nd solo oboist ‘As second oboist I have both weeks where I am highly exposed and others where I am mainly part of a group. During the weeks when I have major solos, it is important for me to be really thoroughly prepared before the first rehearsal and to have a clear idea of how I intend to form the music and where I take breaths.

That makes me feel calm and in control before both the rehearsals and the concert. On the actual day of the concert, I really try to conserve my energy and preferably take a short afternoon nap – although that can be difficult with two young children in the home. The most important ritual for me is to have played all the difficult passages right through just before the concert. Then I have convinced myself that they are where they should be and this enables me to play my solos more freely during the concert.’

I must be able to rely on my instrument Nicola Carrara, 2nd solo tympanist ‘As a tympanist I always come in good time to tune the kettle drums, and I have to keep a good eye on the conditions in the concert hall since the instruments are made of natural leather, which is extremely sensitive to temperature and humidity. Everyone can hear when the drums come in.

We zoom in together Sabine BretschneiderJochumsen, violinist ‘I have a special programme of bow exercises I always do before a concert. They help me avoid tenderness and injury, which one can easily get as a string player – and the exercises also help me to find my focus before the concert.

The last hour before we go on state is completely special. It is as if we are zooming in on the concert together when we change clothes and put on our make-up together in the violin section. We chat and laugh and forget everything about the outside world, and then I feel that I am going on stage with my very best friends. I think that feeling of closeness has a musical importance.

When we are on the same wavelength, it can at times feel as if the whole orchestra melts into one organism during the concert.’

‘To meditate before the concert means I forget everything about nerves and am more present when on stage.’

Oskar Lejonklo, hornist

Adrenalin sharpens one’s senses

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull

Johnny Teyssier, 1st solo clarinettist ‘When I was younger, I had many rituals leading up to a concert, but now I actually try to avoid this – apart from the fact that it is important for me to play a little in the hall itself just before the concert, so as to notice the acoustics and the atmosphere.

One of the most important things for me as a wind player is to feel that I am always looking at the music with new eyes and trying to inspire my colleagues by new ways of playing my solos – especially in works that the orchestra has played many times before. If I feel nervous during the day of the concert, that is all to the good. I like to visualise the whole concert situation in advance, and I know that a little adrenalin sharpens my focus when on stage. The more attentive I am, the more open I am to the music, and the better I can react spontaneously to the impulses I get from my colleagues and from the conductor.’

Meditation increases presence Oskar Lejonklo, hornist ‘The mental preparation before the concert is absolutely crucial for me. I make sure I am behind the stage about an hour and a half before the concert stats, and even though I have a special warming-up programme with my instrument, it is important for me that I get the chance to focus mentally. I find a place behind the stage where I can be alone – it can be a storage room or a rehearsal room – and sit there with eyes closed. And then I use a special meditation app which helps me to relax and find an inner calm. By ‘re-setting myself’ before the concert enables me to forget everything about nerves and be more present when I am on stage. It not only raises my own playing but also makes me more sensitive to my colleagues.’

19

20

THE DANISH NATIONAL CONCERT CHOIR

90 Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull

YEARS

Voices with a history

A real symphony orchestra has to have a large, symphonic choir. People were aware of this as early as 1925, when DR was founded.

And in 1932, the Danish State Broadcasting Service broadcast its first major concert with its own choir and orchestra to listeners nation-wide. Today, 90 years later, the Danish National Concert Choir is one of the world’s leading symphonic choirs, with 74 professional singers. One of these singers, who has noted the choir’s development over several decades, is the P2 host Helge Baun Sørensen, who sang in the choir from 1972 to 1991. ‘When I began in the Radio Choir, as it then was called, the singers came from quite differing backgrounds. One was pri-

marily accepted as a member of the choir because of one’s splendid voice, with the ability to read music of lesser importance. Today, practically all those in the Danish National Concert Choir have an academy of music education and live as professional singers.

‘Something really happen to the level of the choir in the 1990s, and at the same time the Danish National Symphony Orchestra also seriously began to get a chance to show what it could do. It is quite exceptional that we now have a choir at such a high level here in DR, and when I as a radio host play a recording that features the Danish National Concert Choir, I always feel it sounds better than most other international choirs.’

KRISTINE GETHER 2nd contralto in the Danish National Concert Choir since 2016 ‘I studied at a Dutch academy of music and have sung, among other things, in the choir of the Salzburg Festspiele with the Vienna Philharmonic. But after 13 years abroad, I felt the urge to return home, and it is fantastic that I can make a living from singing as well as have a laugh in Danish with my colleagues!

We have a wonderful esprit de corps in the Danish National Concert Choir, and are also good at partying and having

fun together, although the choir discipline is extremely high – particularly when we work together with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

I also like the fact that we sing in so many different contexts as a part of DR. It is both fun and challenging to be allowed to alternate between major symphonic works, a cappella choir music, Christmas shows on direct TV – and much more besides.’

Helge Baun Sørensen

‘The Danish National Concert Choir sound tremendous (…) taking one’s breath away’ Gramophone 2020

‘The Danish National Concert Choir let its voices ring out’ Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten 2020

‘When the Danish National Concert Choir let their elegant, precise voices fill the hall, the music took off.’

Politiken 2020

JAKOB KNUDSEN PEDERSEN 1st tenor i the Danish National Concert Choir since 2015

About the Danish National Concert Choir

‘In the old days, choir singing did not perhaps have all that high a status among singers. But today it is to a greater extent a conscious choice for many young singers, such as myself, to specialise in choral music.

There is a special relationship between the choir singers and the musicians

• Began in 1932 as the ‘State Broadcasting Service Choir • Consists of 74 professional singers • Has recorded more than 40 album for such companies as Decca, Chandos and Dacapo Records • More than 50 concert tours in Europe USA and Australia • Numerous international prizes and awards, including the Gramophone Critic’s Choice (2020)

in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. We have a mutual understanding as colleagues, and then of course we also share a love of the major works for choir and orchestra. When we perform such works as Brahms’ or Verdi’s Requiem, it is a massive experience that knits all of us together.’

21

22

The Classical Music Quiz – behind the camera Philip Faber

What does it feel like to play a solo in front of rolling TV camera – without knowing the piece one is playing, and perhaps only a single chance to get it right? This the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s 3rd solo clarinettist Klaus Tönshoff, who has taken part in all the seasons of The Classical Music Quiz knows all about. ‘It is really special to sit and wait for the word “Action”, and then cast yourself out into the one great classical work after the other.

Isabella Hübener, Mathias Hammer & Tanja Zapolski

It means playing well every single time, for when one of the teams guesses correctly, the quiz moves swiftly on to the next question – and the next piece of music,’ Klaus Tönshoff explains. ‘Not many people are aware of the fact, but we musicians have ‘blind’ music handed out to us, so in principle we don’t know any more about the pieces than the audience and the TV watchers. It is of course a challenge, but on the other hand it’s really great fun

for us to sit there and guess along too.’ On several occasions Klaus Tönshoff himself has taken part in the battle itself as a team member of The Classical Music Quiz. ‘I have to admit that there is just as much excitement involved when I am behind the quiz table as when I play in the orchestra. It is hard to listen with full concentration and rely on one’s knowledge of music when the cameras are rolling and there are lots of people in audience – especially when all your colleagues are watching too. But there is always a really good atmosphere during the takes, and the quiz is at least as much fun to be part of as to watch.’

Klaus Tönshoff

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull, Tobias Hansen

It is both demanding and entertaining to be part of the orchestra in The Classical Music Quiz. A single programme can involve up to 20 works, and the musicians do not know the answers in advance.

Every season, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra fills the concert hall with the sound of film music and sound tracks that entice the audience into the magical form of films. The great fiolm composers actually write such good music that it is an experience in itself to sense to rush, the atmosphere and the great emotions when the music is played live.

Read more about the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s film and theme concerts at drkoncerthuset.dk – and sign up for DR Koncerthuset’s newsletter if you want to have bargain offers of concert tickets and keep tabs on the new concerts.

Photo: Kim M. Leland, Per Morten Abrahamsen

Experience great film music live

The musicians in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra Clarinet Johnny Sabatier Teyssier Pedro Franco Lopez Klaus Tönshoff Søren Elbo Bassoon Audun Halvorsen Sebastian Stevensson Dorte Bennike vakant

THE FLAUTIST KNOWS THE ANSWERS The man behind the subtle questions in The Classical Music Quiz is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s 3rd solo flautist Mikael Beier. As the only person in the orchestra who knows all the answers in advance, he never actually takes part in the recordings.

Mikael Beier

The Symphony is Ablaze Thursday 18 August 2022, 20.00 Friday 19 August 2022, 20.00 DKK 250, 325, 400, 475, 550, 600

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Concert Choir Conductor: Ludwig Wicki Hosts: Han Duo The concert hall is converted into a symphonic battlefield when the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Danish National Concert Choir have music from epic war films in their sights. Explosions light up the sky and the bullets whistle round your ears when the orchestra plays music from such films as Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon and Rambo.

1st Violin Christina Åstrand Johannes Søe Hansen Soo-Jin Hong Bartosz Skibinski Elna Carr Jan Rohard Anders Fog-Nielsen Helle Hanskov Palm Per Friman Sarah McClelland Tine Rudloff Sabine Bretschneider-Jochumsen Sophia Bæk Trine Yang Møller Runi Bæk Patricia Mia Andersen Monika Malmquist Egholm Anna Zelianodjevo Johanna Qvamme Kern Westerberg 2nd Violin Teresa La Cour Gunvor Sihm vakant Bodil Kuhlmann Julie Meile Line Most Marianne Bindel Morten Dulong Anne Marie Kjærulff Andrea Rebekka Alsted Hedvig Oftedahl Vivanco Jonida Tafilaj Stanislav Zakrjevski Christian Ellegaard Benedikte Pontoppidan Thyssen Ida Balslev Viola Michael Grolid vakant Dmitri Golovanov Gunnar Lychou

Kristian Fogh Astrid Christensen Katrine Bundgaard Anne Soren Stine Hasbirk Katarzyna Bugala Alexander Butz Magda Stevensson vakant Cello Henrik Dam Thomsen Soo-Kyung Hong Carsten Tagmose Vanja Louro Birgitte Øland Johan Krarup Peter Morrison Louisa Schwab Richard Krug Chul-Geun Park Cansin Kara Double bass Joel González vakant Einars Everss Henrik Schou Kristensen Gerrit Mylius Ditlev Damkjær Mads Lundahl Kristensen Nicholas Franco Thoralf Pedersen Flute Ulla Miilmann Anna Nykvist Mikael Beier Russell Itani Oboe Eva Steinaa Kristine Vestergaard Ulrich Ortmann Sven Buller

Horn Lasse Mauritzen vakant Dominika Piwkowska Oscar Lejonklo Henning Hansen Jakob Arnholtz Trumpet Michael Frank Møller Laszlo Molnar Karl Husum Andreas Jul Nielsen Trombone Lars Karlin Marek Adam Stolarczyk Brian Bindner Thomas Dahlkvist Tuba Thomas Røisland Kettledrums René Mathiesen Nicola Carrara Percussion Gert Sørensen Jakob Weber Egholm Piano/Organ Per Salo Harp Zachary Hatcher

See photos of all the musicians in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra at drsymfoniorkestret/musikerne 23

24

Welcome to DR Koncerthuset PICK & MIX Compose your own concert season With Pick & Mix you can compose your own unique concert season of at least four concerts with DR’s choirs and orchestras and get a 10% discount as well. You cannot combine Pick & Mix with our other offers. Please note that you cannot subsequently buy extra tickets for the other concerts and be entitled to a Pick & Mix discount.

Pick & Mix can be bought from Monday 7 March 2022, 11.00.

From Abrahamsen to Wu

At drkoncerthuset.dk you can find everything from concert recommendations to various kinds of practical information, e.g. an overview of the season’s works, or over concert offers and the various delicacies you can order in the restaurant and bars.

We have listed all the season’s works in an overview at drkoncerthuset.dk. This makes it easy for you to find your favourite composers and get an overall impression of the repertoire in the 2022-23 season.

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull, Christian Larsen, Emma Sejersen, Per Morten Abrahamsen.

We look forward to welcoming you to DR Koncerthuset, where live music meets unique acoustics and world-class architecture. As a lead-in to your concert visit you can eat something light if you are feeling peckish, find something for a sweet tooth or enjoy a festive three-course menu in DR Koncerthuset’s elegant restaurant. You can also enjoy a glass of wine and a snack in our attractive bar area or outside on the pleasant terrace in Klangbar.

For more information about what is on offer, just go to drkoncerthuset.dk.

Purchase via drkoncerthuset.dk or the DR Koncerthuset Customer Service Centre

Overview

2

3

1 9

4 14

10

12

5 8 13

11

6

7

1. TERRACE A

5. TERRACE E

9. ORCHESTRA A

13. 2nd BALCONY

2. TERRACE B

6. TERRACE F

10. ORCHESTRA B

14. 3rd BALCONY

Price zone A

Price zone B

Price zone C

3. TERRACE C

7. TERRACE G

11. ORCHESTRA C

Price zone D

Price zone E

Price zone F

4. TERRACE D

8. STALLS

12. 1st BALCONY

25

Become a subscriber with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and get exclusive advantages

The advantages in brief: Same seats

How to subscribe

For all concerts in your series

• Go to drsymfoniorkestret.dk/abonnement • Choose whether you want to sign up for a new subscription or renew an existing subscription • If you are currently a subscriber, but wish to switch to a different series or seat, you will need to sign up for a new subscription • Follow the remaining instructions on the page, or phone the DR Koncerthuset customer service centre You can buy a subscription for the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s concerts from Monday 14 February 2022, 11.00 at drSymphonyorkestret.dk/abonnement or by conctacting our customer service centre.

You can find out opening hours at drkoncerthuset.dk/kundecenter or by phoning us on tel. 35 20 62 62.

Priority purchase with 10% discount Once your subscription has been purchased, you then have priority on purchases for all the Danish National Symphony Orchestra concerts throughout the whole season, with a 10% discount.

Young Persons discount (U30) – if you are under 30 years of age, you are entitled to 50% off all subscriptions and most individual ticket sales.

Switch a concert You can personally decide if you wish to switch a concert ticket from your series to another concert featuring The Danish National Symphony Orchestra. This is free of charge, but must be done at least 14 days prior to the concert. It is unfortunately not possible to switch tickets if the concert you wish to attend is sold out.

Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull

The sale of non-subscription tickets starts on Monday 7 March 2022, 11.00

20% discount on the series – and you can buy before everyone else

The concert activities of the Danish National Symphony Orchestras are made possible via support from, among others, A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal, Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, Augustinus Fonden, Carl Nielsen og Anne Marie Carl-Nielsens Legat, Knud Højgaards Fond, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Beckett-Fonden, Konsul George Jorck og Hustru Emma Jorck’s Fond, Nordea-fonden, the Danish Arts Foundation, Frederiksberg Fonden and Venneforeningen for DR’s Kor og Orkestre. Chief Conductor: Fabio Luisi. Head of DR Koncerthuset, Living Music and P2: Kim Bohr. Head of Artistic Planning: Tatjana Kandel. Head of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s development and operating: Jakob Holtze. Editors: Cecilie Rosenmeier, Lea Strömgren. Front page photo: Agnete Schlichtkrull. Graphic design: Bjørn Nørbo Andersen. We reserve the right to make printing errors, changes to prices and programmes and the possible reseating of the audience in compliance with restrictions from the authorities.